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excuse; pretext

2

to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty

3

come; go; stay; welcome

1

postponement; deferment; extension (of time)

1

existence; possession; having; limited company

1

as if; as though

2

escape; withdrawal

3

to bring someone along

2

wise; clever; smart

3

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

3

tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

2

in the belly; in one's heart of hearts

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

3

more than usual

1

leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

2

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

3

occasional; infrequent; rare

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

13

smile

1

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

2

smoky; awkward; ill at ease

1

suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant

2

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

1

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

2

to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

3

confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent

1

negation; denial; negative

2

if I do say so myself

2

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

1

to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

1

to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something

3

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

3

docile; tame

1

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

7

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

1

accession

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

3

unavoidable; inevitable

4

breaking off; snapping off

1

to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)

2

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

11

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

3

a bit more; a bit longer

3

to pass (of time); to elapse

3

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

2

ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

1

order; command; directions; instructions

1

objection; shortcomings

1

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about

1